A swelling due to the presence of fluid. / A swollen bodily organ; used especially of erectile tissue.

plural of tumescence

Swollen or distended with fluid, as of erectile tissue. / Inflated or overblown.

(intransitive) To become tumescent; to expand or inflate.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tumesce

In a tumescent manner.

simple past tense and past participle of tumesce

present participle of tumesce

(medicine) An erection during sleep or on waking up.

plural of nocturnal penile tumescence